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Lawsuits filed against collection agencies and creditors jumped to 614 in the June 16-30 period, up from 584 in the second half of May and 500 in the first half of June, according to data pulled from U.S. District Courts.

Bankers know NCR Corp. for its high-tech ATMs, video teller machines and other branch gizmos. But the Duluth, Ga.-based vendor also is a big supplier of point-of-sale software for retailers and other businesses.

First it was free checking. Then it was spending rewards. Are decoupled-debit cards the next casualty of the Durbin amendment?

Consumer credit rose by $5.08 billion in May, marking the eighth straight monthly increase, as credit card debt had its largest gain in three years, according to the Federal Reserve's monthly G.19 report.

Cashiers now may activate entire packs of cards at once instead of swiping each card individually under a service First Data announced July 11.

Payments consumers make to health care providers will soar by more than 40% over the next three years, creating a glut of opportunities for direct-billing service vendors, according to a new Aite Group report.

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott on Friday charged debt buyer Encore Capital Group with robo-signing and falsifying affidavits, attempting to collect debts based on incomplete and inaccurate information and employing unlawful and deceptive collection tactics.

PayPal revolutionized how consumers pay for goods online. It's not about to be usurped by the mobile payments movement.

After months of fretting, ISOs, agents and processors are viewing the upcoming cap on debit card interchange fees as a golden opportunity to increase margins, boost revenue and gain market share.

Bank of Ireland is rolling out what it claims is the first contactless Visa debit card from an Irish bank.